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Core i5-4460 vs Xeon E5-1620 v2


Description
The i5-4460 is based on Haswell architecture while the E5-1620 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4460 gets a score of 112.4 k points while the E5-1620 v2 gets 144.6 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-1620 v2 is 1.3 times faster than the i5-4460. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
306e4
Core
Haswell
Ivy Bridge-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA1150
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
4/4
4 /8
TDP
84 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+x4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
10240 kB
Date
May 2014
September 2013
Mean monothread perf.
39.53k points
34.37k points
Mean multithread perf.
140.27k points
144.57k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i5-4460
E5-1620 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
12.12k
12.55k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
10.69k
12.14k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.71k
4.83k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.87k
4.85k (x1.25)
TOTAL
31.39k
34.37k (x1.09)

Multithread

i5-4460

E5-1620 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
45.75k
51.93k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
42.71k
56.7k (x1.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.81k
23.81k (x1.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
12.14k (x2)
TOTAL
112.35k
144.57k (x1.29)

Performance/W
i5-4460
E5-1620 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
545 points/W
399 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
508 points/W
436 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
212 points/W
183 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
72 points/W
93 points/W
TOTAL
1338 points/W
1112 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4460
E5-1620 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
3565 points/GHz
3217 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3143 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1385 points/GHz
1238 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1139 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
9232 points/GHz
8812 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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